Tag: MORT
Smoking Linked to Fatal Event as First Sign of CVD
Smoking associated with earlier onset of cardiovascular disease, by 5.1 years for men and 3.8 years for women
Liver Transplant Outcomes Worse for Nonoverweight NAFLD Patients
Outcomes worse before and after liver transplant for nonoverweight versus overweight/obese adults with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease
SSRIs Linked to Reduced Relative Risk for Mortality in COVID-19
Relative risks for mortality significantly reduced for any SSRI, fluoxetine, and fluoxetine or fluvoxamine
Therapeutic Heparin May Benefit Moderately Ill COVID-19 Inpatients
Among those with increased D-dimer levels, no reduction seen in primary composite outcome at 28 days, but odds of death decreased
Statin Use Not Linked to COVID-19 Mortality in Hospitalized Patients
Statin use associated with increased relative risk for severe disease among hospitalized patients with COVID-19
Mortality Up for Non-Hispanic American Indians/Alaska Natives
Higher age-specific death rates at most ages, especially younger ages; higher mortality seen for most leading causes of death
Higher Dose of Steroid Does Not Improve Outcomes in Severe COVID-19
Number of days alive without life support at day 28 did not differ with dexamethasone 12 mg versus 6 mg in those with severe hypoxemia
Clinically Active IBD Linked to Adverse COVID-19 Outcomes
Measure indicating greater activity of IBD independently linked to ICU/ventilation/death and hospitalization among patients 50 years or younger
Parkinson Disease Mortality Up in U.S. From 1999 to 2019
Increases seen across all age groups, both sexes, various racial/ethnic groups, different urban/rural classifications
All-Cause Mortality Rates Up for Recently Pregnant Women
2015 to 2019 saw increase in all-cause mortality rates, mortality for drug/alcohol poisoning
